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Week Ahead: The Final Countdown
Yesterday killed half the remaining resorts. Colorado has exactly one week left. Mammoth's having its own private winter. And Vail's pass sales hangover has officially begun.
Week Ahead: The Last Lap
Saturday's mass closures chopped the list to 15. A zombie resort came back from the dead. Mammoth has another storm inbound. And a Super El Niño might save next season.
Week Ahead: The Last 23 Standing
Only 23 western resorts are still open. Utah gets a surprise April storm. A 'forgotten coup' explains how the ski monopoly happened. And 85% of ski workers are alarmed about climate change.
Week Ahead: Vail Closes Wednesday. The Lights Are Going Out.
The biggest ski resort in Colorado is calling it quits 11 days early. Just 7 resorts remain statewide -- and the numbers are dropping fast everywhere.
Week Ahead: April's Last Gift -- A Storm Arrives Just in Time for the Funerals
Reuters is writing obituaries for the ski industry. Meanwhile, 6-9 inches are headed for the Rockies and PNW. Here's who can still use them.
Week Ahead: The Great Meltdown -- 50+ Resorts Closed Early and the Dominoes Keep Falling
The 2025-26 ski season is in full collapse across the West. Here's who's still standing, who gave up, and what comes next.
Week Ahead: California Is Melting, Minnesota Is Buried, and the Season Is Splitting in Half
The worst March heatwave in California history is killing ski resorts while the Midwest digs out of a blizzard. Welcome to the weirdest week of 2026.
Week Ahead: The PNW Is About to Get Buried
Washington's biggest storm of the season, Telluride's courtroom drama, and Colorado's warm spell that won't quit
Week Ahead: Late Feb Storm Train
Wednesday's CO system has models fighting -- here's what we know